I did have a police car overtake me once, and was going far too fast and had to slam on his brakes for the car in front of me due to a car coming in the other direction, skidding all over the place and was inches off crashing into the car in front of me.

I had a copper do that to me recently too... Even stranger, I was driving home in the dark doing about 100mph (dual carriageway, I ain't trying to look cool, I just wanted to get home) and a car got RIGHT up my arse, we were over taking traffic, so both in the fast lane and he wouldn't back off at all so I just ignored him til I found a spot I was happy to pull into in the slow lane, and it wasn't until I'd pulled back in that I realised it was the Police, the guy really put his foot down when I got out of the way, no sirens, nothing. Obviously his donuts were being ordered and no one had told him.

Was behind a Polish lorry driver in an overtaking lane not long ago doing about 70mph... suddenly he decides he wants to turn left from the overtaking (right) lane. Slammed the brakes on, car starts fishtailing, ended up doing a 360 stopping about a foot away from a steel crash barrier with smoke everywhere. Needed 3 new tyres and a new alloy for that (about £900)... never got his number plate

I did have a police car overtake me once, and was going far too fast and had to slam on his brakes for the car in front of me due to a car coming in the other direction, skidding all over the place and was inches off crashing into the car in front of me.

Omg, if that happened to me, I would have intercepted him and confiscated his driver license. I'm no cop but I would have apprehended him.

QUOTE (asthenia @ Jul 1 2010, 01:09 PM)

I had a copper do that to me recently too... Even stranger, I was driving home in the dark doing about 100mph (dual carriageway, I ain't trying to look cool, I just wanted to get home) and a car got RIGHT up my arse, we were over taking traffic, so both in the fast lane and he wouldn't back off at all so I just ignored him til I found a spot I was happy to pull into in the slow lane, and it wasn't until I'd pulled back in that I realised it was the Police, the guy really put his foot down when I got out of the way, no sirens, nothing. Obviously his donuts were being ordered and no one had told him.

Isn't that, like, 70% above the speed limit? What a do-nut.

QUOTE (EMBO @ Aug 3 2010, 12:25 PM)

Was behind a Polish lorry driver in an overtaking lane not long ago doing about 70mph... suddenly he decides he wants to turn left from the overtaking (right) lane. Slammed the brakes on, car starts fishtailing, ended up doing a 360 stopping about a foot away from a steel crash barrier with smoke everywhere. Needed 3 new tyres and a new alloy for that (about £900)... never got his number plate

HAI btw

I don't know, but the way you say it, it sounds to me as you were at fault for that. It sucks, but maybe you were lucky it didn't cost you a new car, or a few arms...